How can i stretch my background over 2 monitors?

Anonymous
2009-11-21T23:14:34+00:00

I'm running 2 monitors (extended mode) and when i change my background it gets doubled. I was using win xp pro before and my background was extended on the other monitor but windows wont let me?

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Anonymous
2009-11-27T00:27:19+00:00

Hi lightningwolf71,

 I was going through some online resources and came across one workaround regarding this issue, hope this helps in resolving the issue.

Follow these steps to display a large image across multiple monitors:

  1. Right click on the Desktop background and select Personalize.
  2. Click on Desktop Background
  3. Select a background image that is at least as wide as the combined resolution of both of your monitors. For Example, I have two 19" monitors that have a resolution of 1280×1024. I need an image of 2560×1024 or greater so that it can be displayed across both monitors.
  4. Select Tile for picture positioning option. This is the only option that will display your background image across multiple monitors.
  5. Select Save Changes.

Your background image now should be displayed across both monitors instead of having the same image displayed on both monitors.

Hope this information was useful.

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  1. Anonymous
    2011-11-07T16:54:22+00:00

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  2. Anonymous
    2011-09-11T05:02:50+00:00

    Works great, thanks!!  I was having trouble getting a single image across both monitors... changing the display setting to "tile" and finding an appropriate image worked great. thanks

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  3. Anonymous
    2011-03-25T00:48:08+00:00

    Worked great thanks!!!

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  4. Anonymous
    2009-11-22T19:33:27+00:00

    Hi lightningwolf71,

    In Windows XP, it is possible to use Horizontal Span mode. The same functionality is supported in Windows 7. However, most of the drivers from video card manufacturers don’t support this feature due to the implementation of Windows **Display Driver Model (**WDDM) architecture in Windows 7 as is the case with Vista.

    Here’s a similar thread that talks about horizontal span in Windows 7. Please go through Zack - Support Engineer’s post and see if you find the steps helpful.

    http://social.answers.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/vistagaming/thread/be3ea26d-6df6-4fa6-9b8b-c5812ac5f397

    Good day.

    Regards,

    Shinmila H - Microsoft Support

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